Ἄγαμαι καρδίας
I admire at heart
Translated by William Hutton28 Mar 2000Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
An Atticism, meaning I marvel [at].1
Aelian [writes]: "since, also, the [behaviour? remark?] of Menelaus to Paris the son of Priam I neither praise nor admire."2
"Personally I admire these men as well, and the Acarnanian most of all above these men. For he was eager to share with his men the things that he recognized they were going to suffer."3
Aelian [writes]: "since, also, the [behaviour? remark?] of Menelaus to Paris the son of Priam I neither praise nor admire."2
"Personally I admire these men as well, and the Acarnanian most of all above these men. For he was eager to share with his men the things that he recognized they were going to suffer."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄγαμαι καρδίας· Ἀττικῶς, ἀντὶ τοῦ θαυμάζω. Αἰλιανός· ἐπεὶ καὶ τὴν τοῦ Μενέλεω πρὸς τὸν τοῦ Πριάμου Πάριν οὔτε ἐπαινῶ οὔτε ἄγαμαι. ἐγὼ δὲ ἄγαμαι καὶ τούσδε τοὺς ἄνδρας· τὸν δὲ Ἀκαρνᾶνα μέγιστον καὶ πρὸ τούτων. ἃ γὰρ πεισομένους ἐγίνωσκε, τούτων ἐπεθύμησε τοῖς ἀνδράσι κοινωνῆσαι.
Betacode
*)/agamai kardi/as: *)attikw=s, a)nti\ tou= qauma/zw. *ai)liano/s: e)pei\ kai\ th\n tou= *mene/lew pro\s to\n tou= *pria/mou *pa/rin ou)/te e)painw= ou)/te a)/gamai. e)gw\ de\ a)/gamai kai\ tou/sde tou\s a)/ndras: to\n de\ *)akarna=na me/giston kai\ pro\ tou/twn. a(\ ga\r peisome/nous e)gi/nwske, tou/twn e)pequ/mhse toi=s a)ndra/si koinwnh=sai.
Notes (2)
- [1] The headword phrase occurs at Aristophanes, Acharnians 489 (web address 1). For the comment, cf. Timaeus, Platonic Lexicon s.v.↩
a)/gami .- 2Aelian fr.125b Domingo-Forasté (122 Hercher). The allusion is presumably to something in Homer, Iliad 3 (where Menelaus and Paris fight a duel). ↩
- 3Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.23; again (in part) at alpha 805.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Linked from7 entries
- α139ἌγαμαιI admire, I marvel at, I am amazed at[Used] with a possessive genitive: "I admire my friend on account of his manners and his good character"; and with an accusative: "I think that one of the gods was amazed at the war". Whenever it is followed by se it…
- α141Ἀγάμενοςadmiring, wondering at, marveling at[Meaning someone] being amazed at. "Admiring this man for his good courage they let him ride on the horse."
- α166Ἀγάσαιτοmight be amazed[Meaning he/she/it] might marvel. Also [sc. attested is] a)/gasqai in Homer in reference to the [sense] 'to marvel at' and 'to be envious'.
- α167Ἀγασθέντοςamazed[Meaning] dumbstruck, marvelling. "With him amazed at the conduct". Also [sc. attested is the nominative] a)gasqei/s. "Amazed at both the city and the people he remained for three days."
- α168Ἀγασθῶ τινι[if/when] I was amazed at someone, I was impressed by someoneMeaning I would wonder at someone. Xenophon [writes]: "whenever I was impressed by any of the soldiers."
- α178ἈγαίομαιI admire, I am jealous [of][Meaning] I envy. Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] a)gai=os ["admirable"], one who is enviable.
- α805ἈκαρνᾶναAkarnanian, Acarnanian"Personally, I admire the men, but the Akarnanian most of all above these men". Also [sc. attested is] Akarnanades: see under a)palgou=ntes ["being despondent"].
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